Barefoot Innovation Podcast

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How Minority-Backed Institutions Can Stay Competitive in Digital Age Nov 14, 2023

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In this special episode recorded live at the Annual Conference of the National Bankers Association in Washington, D.C., Jo Ann speaks with three innovators working to help Minority Depository Institutions modernize their technology to continue serving communities of color.

AI, AI and AI: Game-Changing Technologies Will Dominate Fall Gatherings Oct 25, 2023

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Generative artificial intelligence is sure to be a hot topic for regulators and financial innovators on the upcoming conference circuit. Here is how attendees can get the most out of events likely to be a harvest of new ideas.

Fully Fair Lending: NFHA CEO Lisa Rice Sep 28, 2023

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Discrimination in the credit markets is a persistent problem. Lisa Rice, head of the National Fair Housing Alliance, says we can solve it if we understand the role of structured, hidden bias, and use new technology to root it out.

Jason Cave on FHFA's Goal to Modernize Mortgage Process With New Tech Sep 18, 2023

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Following the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Velocity TechSprint, the official leading the agency's conservatorship and fintech strategies joins Jo Ann to discuss all the ways the mortgage market is ripe for a technology overhaul.

How the FCA is Attacking Both Prongs of Regulatory Innovation Aug 18, 2023

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Most agencies focus largely on how technology affects the industries they oversee, but the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority's innovation approach is also inward-focused. Jessica Rusu and Nathalie Lowe, two leaders driving the FCA's strategy, discuss the regulator's achievements.

NCRC's Van Tol on How Technology Can Change Consumer Finance Aug 01, 2023

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Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, joins Jo Ann for a discussion on the upsides and downsides of technologies designed to expand access to homeownership and small business capital.

Making Payments FASTT: The World Bank's Holti Banka Jun 30, 2023

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Banka helps lead the World Bank's initiative to make payments interoperable and fast. In this episode, he discusses the launch of Project FASTT, the principles that make fast payments work and how to meet key financial inclusion goals.

How Delicia Reynolds Hand Works to Empower Fintech Consumers Jun 15, 2023

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Hand, the Director of Financial Fairness Advocacy at Consumer Reports, leads the magazine's initiative to evaluate new fintech products to give customers greater awareness of the rapidly changing financial services market. The ratings system could be a game-changer for pricing and product development.

Barefoot Innovation Podcast Hits 200-Episode Milestone Jun 02, 2023

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It has been quite a ride since our first episode in 2015. Over more than eight years, this show helped mark AIR's founding, unpacked what the pandemic and other events meant for financial regulation, and hosted so many enlightening discussions about disruptive technology.

Brave New World: A Conversation with ChatGPT Apr 26, 2023

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In this episode, Jo Ann interviews the most famous generative AI. The chat is "unsmart" but it gave responses to complex questions that were accurate and displayed the ability to grasp subtle issues.

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